The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07

demned men had refused to ask for a commuia-
tion of sentence.
Engel Attempts Suicide with Laudannm.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6-Not the least remarkable
phase OF the bomb discovery is that it came
about from the fact that George Engei attempt
ed suicide last night by taking an ounce of
laudanum. About 11:20 o'clock, Emil
Zoener, who is on the night death
watch. passed Engers cell and was
attracted by groans coming from within. On
stopping TO inquire the cause he found Engel
breathing heavily and lying prostrate on his
back. He called him by name, but received no
answer and on opening the cell door discovered
that the man was unconscious aud suffering from
the effects of supplying drug. After
repeated attem pts to awaken the sleeping man,
Zosuer became alarm ed aud decided to call in
Dr. Gray from the insane ward IN the same
building. DR.. Gray was sent for immediately.
On going to Engels cell, the doctor soon dis
covered that Eneei suffering from poison.
His eyes were dilated and rolled spasmodically.
Dr. Gray at commenced active work on
his patient AS soon as Engel came to his
senses he raved and cursed at being disturbed
in his sleep, and asked the reas on of his being
awakened. He protested that he had only
drank little whisky, and was all right:
His condition and subsequent events showed
the face OF DEATH He was at once forced TO
take. emetics, and kept constantly walking for
an hour, until all danger had passed.
From that time the surveillance
over him was not relaxed for instant.
The attempted suicide of Engel is what led to
the search of the cells in the morning Besides
the discovery of explosives among the effects OF
Lingg there found in Engeiis cell the
bottle from which he had taken the laudanum.
1t was concealed in the uriua. Three
or four drops of laudanum still remained in the
bottle, and Engel was confronted with the evil
dence of his intended suicide. He continued to
deny, but at last sullenly admitted the
had
ferred death by his own hand. he said, to
any carrying out of sentence under the law.
Engel stubbornly refused to disclose bow be OBJ
tanned the poison. The bottle affords no clue,
and, like LngG's dynamite. the source Of the
poison is mystery.
Denounced a Trick of the Police.
CHICAGO. Nov. 6--Ths news of the bomb dis
covery was received with jeers and laughter at
Socialist political headquarters. '.Ha. hal"
laughed four FIVE of the hangers-on, sis this
the newest device for numbering the imprisoned
boysp
"How many bombs were found" asked Mrs.
Parsons who happened to be in the room.
-Four" answered the reporter.
why, that's just one for each OF the boys"
sneeringly replied the Anarchists wife, who evil
IDENTIFY ignores the three who have petitioned for
mercy. 'And are four bombs all that the de-
tectives and deputy sheriffs could discover? My,
N.Y. that a discovery it was; and how do the
police or the powers that be explain the pres
ence of these bombs in Lngg's ceil}~
Don't know" echoed several newspaper men.
~ have it," cried Mrs. Parsons. ''Now, don't
give this away, will youa The way those bombs
came into the possession of Louis Llpgg was
through his girl, Eda Miller. Of late you will
have noticed that she has been wearing very
large hustle, much too large for style or COM
fort. Then. again, if you have watched her
very closely, she always sits down very
carefully and quietly. IL she did not,
why, she would be blown to atoms. She
then must be the who has furnished these
bombs There you have explanation of the
mystery. Ha. hal Thank God don't wear a
hustle at ALL and therefore | cannot be accused
of any com plicity in this last sensation"
Changing her tone suddenly from sarcasm to
that of intense earnest ness, she expressed her
self in emphatically plain English on what she
declared the plot of constituencies men to MUIR
der helpless human felow-creatures.